July 23, 2012
Almost 8 percent of pregnant women report alcohol use, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study analyzed data from almost 14,000 pregnant women and more than 330,000 non-...
July 16, 2012
Adults over age 50 often ignore prescription drug labels that highlight key safety information, a new study suggests. The researchers say the labels should be redesigned and placed in a more prominent place to prevent...
July 12, 2012
Women who suffered physical or emotional abuse in their youth are more likely to smoke than women who did not suffer such adverse childhood experiences, a new study suggests.
The researchers say treatment and strategies...
July 9, 2012
We launched a brand new resource at “HablaConTusHijos,” our bilingual (Spanish/English) web resource for Hispanic families that provides science-based tools and expert guidance to help parents prevent and get help...
July 5, 2012
We pursue two primary goals in this article: (1) to test a methodology and develop a dataset on U.S. local-level alcohol policy ordinances, and (2) to evaluate the presence, comprehensiveness, and stringency of eight...
July 3, 2012
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today released two reports regarding substance abuse. The first indicates that youths between the ages of 12 and 17 are far more likely to start...
July 2, 2012
A recent study conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri reviewed the drinking and driving behaviors of more than 220,000 teens ages 16 and 17. The findings...
June 19, 2012
The Gateway Drug Theory suggests that licit drugs, such as tobacco and alcohol, serve as a “gateway” toward the use of other, illicit drugs. However, there remains some discrepancy regarding which drug—alcohol, tobacco...
June 18, 2012
Almost one-quarter of people who call into the New York State Smoker’s Quitline also report hazardous drinking, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings suggest that smoking cessation hotlines can provide...
June 12, 2012
Underage drinking continues to be an important public health problem and a challenge to the substance abuse prevention field. Community-based interventions designed to more rigorously control underage access to alcohol...
